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Species Rivularia globiceps
Name: Rivularia globiceps West 1907
Etymology: glo’bi.ceps. L. masc. n. globus, sphere; L. suff. -ceps, head; N.L. fem. adj. globiceps, having a spherical head
Valid publication:
West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rivularia aquatica f. globiceps (West 1907) Geitler 1936 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Rivularia globiceps var. abuensis" Gupta 1973 not validly published preferred name Rivularia globiceps var. longissima Hirose 1937 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Rivularia (Roth 1797) Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886
Assigned by:
West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197.
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Record number: 36725
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